:00:22. > :00:29.Hello, and welcome to the Oval, for day three of the ICC Champions
:00:30. > :00:32.Trophy 2017. A beautiful day in south London, another sell-out crowd
:00:33. > :00:38.is here to welcome the best one-day team in the world, South Africa, and
:00:39. > :00:41.a Sri Lanka team who, by their high standards historically, are somewhat
:00:42. > :00:46.out of form. In terms of the head-to-head, South Africa have
:00:47. > :00:50.beating Sri Lanka the last seven times they have played, but will
:00:51. > :00:54.their defeat by England provide the sense that they have underperformed
:00:55. > :01:02.at key moments in major tournaments. This is the first match in group B
:01:03. > :01:04.of the tournament. India play against their archrivals Pakistan
:01:05. > :01:09.tomorrow. Everybody plays one another once in the group stages,
:01:10. > :01:13.with the top two in the semifinals. Few weaknesses in this South African
:01:14. > :01:18.team. The captain AB de Villiers is the best one-day batsmen in the
:01:19. > :01:22.world. And with Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock, they pose a huge
:01:23. > :01:29.threat with bat in hand. They have producer Rabada and leg-spinner
:01:30. > :01:33.Imran Tahir on-side as well. Angelo Mathews is sidelined with a calf
:01:34. > :01:38.injury. The opening batsmen deputises. A nice subplot in that
:01:39. > :01:45.the South African legend Allan Donald is the fast bowling coach.
:01:46. > :01:49.They will need all of his skill and guile to undo the South Africa
:01:50. > :01:52.batting line-up. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. AB de
:01:53. > :01:57.Villiers admitted they would have liked to chase if they had the
:01:58. > :02:00.chance. Plenty of runs scored when England played Bangladesh. Is it
:02:01. > :02:04.going to be the same today with the weather set to be sunny and warm.
:02:05. > :02:13.Inform Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla opened the batting for South
:02:14. > :02:16.Africa. Ian Gould is one of the umpires.
:02:17. > :02:19.Let's go over now to our commentators.
:02:20. > :02:27.COMMENTATOR: Kalinga with the first ball in group B. 19 nights that the
:02:28. > :02:46.Sri Lanka fans have waited for that delivery -- Malinga. He is away...
:02:47. > :02:53.Close, a big shout... Will they review it? All eyes are on him...
:02:54. > :03:10.Having a word with the wicketkeeper, all eyes on Tharanga. He is going to
:03:11. > :03:16.review it. Fair delivery... Keep rolling... Thank you. You can go to
:03:17. > :03:30.the ball tracking when you are ready... The pitch is in line,
:03:31. > :03:40.impact in line. Hitting the wicket, umpire's call.
:03:41. > :03:46.COMMENTATOR: He is not going to overturn his own decision. Benefit
:03:47. > :04:00.of the doubt went to the batsmen, that was close. A slower ball.
:04:01. > :04:07.Finally, finally South Africa have their first boundary. Seventh over.
:04:08. > :04:14.Quinton de Kock would be happy with that, he was wanting a little bit of
:04:15. > :04:22.width from Tharanga. He throws his hands out wide. Right off the middle
:04:23. > :04:28.of the bat. Good delivery. A slight appeal after it goes through to the
:04:29. > :04:34.keeper. A wonderful delivery from Lakmal. South Africa did well in the
:04:35. > :04:39.series in South Africa in conditions which suited seam bowling. Another
:04:40. > :04:43.example of the skills he possesses, a slight angle towards first slip.
:04:44. > :04:53.As the pitch continues to move, beating inside edge. One more over
:04:54. > :04:56.to go in the first. Good Sri Lanka fielding and quality bowling. The
:04:57. > :05:04.assessment from the bowlers that this surface is not easy to bat on.
:05:05. > :05:07.They haven't had any half volleys. Backed up by good fielding,
:05:08. > :05:17.restricting South Africa. Making singles hard to come by. The
:05:18. > :05:26.man at backward point there, Malinga. Nicely played by Hashim
:05:27. > :05:30.Amla, he uses those strong breasts that he possesses to
:05:31. > :05:47.-- the strong wrists. A flick of his wrists. Good timing. Lovely, lovely
:05:48. > :05:51.from Quinton de Kock. He realised that there was a gap at mid-wicket,
:05:52. > :05:56.and got it through there. Stepping more and more into the ball, trying
:05:57. > :06:03.to create the pace that the pitch is lacking. A lot of wrist. These
:06:04. > :06:07.batsmen are similar, one is right-handed and the other is
:06:08. > :06:13.left-handed. They show a lot of intent, both are pretty wristy.
:06:14. > :06:20.There is a slight breeze at the Oval today... Edge, he has got him.
:06:21. > :06:24.Initial breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Pitching straight, going straight
:06:25. > :06:30.across Quinton de Kock. Taking the edge, a wonderful catch taken. It
:06:31. > :06:34.was a fantastic delivery. Natural length up to the bat, trying to
:06:35. > :06:42.extract any movement off the pitch. It was probably the ball that
:06:43. > :06:46.Clinton, if in a different state of mind, would hit the ball through the
:06:47. > :06:50.field. It would have played on his mind and made him indecisive. That
:06:51. > :06:59.is probably one of the reasons why he nicked out. South Africa 44-1.
:07:00. > :07:06.The next man to the crease for South Africa, Faf du Plessis. An ODI
:07:07. > :07:14.ranking of six in the world, average 43.
:07:15. > :07:26.A strike rate of over 87. A good shot from Hashim Amla, some
:07:27. > :07:29.slight diameter. Bringing up the 54 South Africa. It is important to be
:07:30. > :07:34.accurate on a surface like this. Hold the line and the length, don't
:07:35. > :07:41.give the batsmen too many options in terms of width. It is important to
:07:42. > :07:47.start off and then hold. That went sliding on the leg side, he was very
:07:48. > :08:01.excited, Prasanna, that it beat inside edge. He has advanced here.
:08:02. > :08:06.High in the air... No, no! He has completely misjudged that, Malinga.
:08:07. > :08:11.That is a big moment. It looks like the breeze brought it back at one
:08:12. > :08:15.stage. I thought it would sail into the stand, Malinga on the rope. It
:08:16. > :08:24.almost fell back into the field of play. You are committee put his boot
:08:25. > :08:33.over the boundary, then he has two back in. -- then he has to charge
:08:34. > :08:35.back in. Running fine indeed, nicely played
:08:36. > :08:44.from fat In the last ball the overt --
:08:45. > :08:50.running fine indeed, nicely played from fat du Plessis.
:08:51. > :09:00.A slow ball. For South Africa and Hashim Amla. His modus operandi has
:09:01. > :09:06.been to take that off the ball. That ball floated up, giving Hashim Amla
:09:07. > :09:17.some width. He took advantage, going ten rows back.
:09:18. > :09:28.It goes fine, to that man at square leg. A nice sweep shot for fat du
:09:29. > :09:35.-- for du Plessis. A change in the old regulations. The square leg gets
:09:36. > :09:41.around... But running from Hashim Amla there. Could have got three.
:09:42. > :09:49.100 comes up for South Africa in the 22nd over. Short, wide comedy
:09:50. > :09:59.mis-field looking a little sloppy now, Sri Lanka. Bringing a boundary
:10:00. > :10:04.at backward point. Wide again to Hashim Amla. One of his deductive
:10:05. > :10:10.areas. You would have to be pretty accurate. His strength is that he
:10:11. > :10:20.balls wicket to wicket. Not a lot of turn. For any batsmen, that is a
:10:21. > :10:29.free hit. Easing himself to 50s. Hashim Amla is a running machine.
:10:30. > :10:31.The fastest man to 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 ODI runs. That
:10:32. > :10:48.is how good he is. 106-1. That could be four, fine leg is up,
:10:49. > :10:58.a shorter boundary. Hashim Amla is not sprinting and that is why. Leg
:10:59. > :11:03.side, the drift that Shaun Pollock was talking about, drifting in. Faf
:11:04. > :11:09.du Plessis helped it over mid-wicket. Exposing the field on
:11:10. > :11:15.the leg side, getting nice and across, putting his weight into the
:11:16. > :11:18.ball. Committing to that slog sweep, hitting nice sweeps earlier. Now he
:11:19. > :11:28.is really working the field and looking for the boundary. A big
:11:29. > :11:39.shot, brilliantly played. Mid-wicket came up. He has hated all the way
:11:40. > :11:43.sex. The Hashim Amla special. 125-1. His 50th one
:11:44. > :11:52.That drift -- he has hit it all the way to six. He would have been
:11:53. > :12:02.caught on the fence if they had a man back there. The short ball is
:12:03. > :12:11.dealt with. Really smashed away to the leg side. Set up nicely. Way too
:12:12. > :12:15.short on a slow wicket like this. Faf du Plessis, on any surface,
:12:16. > :12:22.looking for short balls to try and hit the leg side, very good. One of
:12:23. > :12:34.the few people who pulls off the front foot. He has a lot more time
:12:35. > :12:47.than other players. Over the top and in the gap, racing... The ball wins.
:12:48. > :13:02.A classy shot from Faf du Plessis. Over the pitch side... Into the gap
:13:03. > :13:22.this time. Aerial... And perfectly placed. Four more.
:13:23. > :13:31.Carved away, over backward point and into the boundary, four more. A
:13:32. > :13:39.little bit of width. South African record partnership for the second
:13:40. > :13:44.wicket against Sri Lanka now. 145. Faf du Plessis will keep going here.
:13:45. > :13:49.He has two. He has so much resource still. Hashim Amla has an incredible
:13:50. > :13:54.ability to bat through the innings and rotate the strike to the hitters
:13:55. > :13:56.later on. Du Plessis's role has been brilliant so far here today but he
:13:57. > :14:08.needs to continue and keep going. Put them under pressure. Gone, good
:14:09. > :14:12.catch! He was trying, Brendon McCullum, you are right. Basically
:14:13. > :14:17.taking it upon himself to be more aggressive. A brilliant catch for a
:14:18. > :14:22.start. Break time for Sri Lanka, to pick that wicket up. He had to go
:14:23. > :14:27.and chance his arm. He tried to do so. Trying to be aggressive. An
:14:28. > :14:30.excellent catch. Their energy all day has been brilliant, they got
:14:31. > :14:38.their reward with the wicket of du Plessis. Faf du Plessis walks away
:14:39. > :14:45.with 75 of 70 deliveries. AB de Villiers. The new batsmen, the ICC
:14:46. > :14:50.one-day international ranking of one. The number one ranked bowler.
:14:51. > :15:00.Number two ranked bowler, number one ranked batsmen...
:15:01. > :15:06.All in their side. Fine, a roundabout where backward point
:15:07. > :15:10.gully would have been. Straightaway, they have aggression from AB de
:15:11. > :15:13.Villiers. Absolute box office cricketer. One guy around the world
:15:14. > :15:17.who no matter the form of the game, you would pay to watch him play.
:15:18. > :15:24.Absolutely brilliant. What a state she is coming on today as well. -- a
:15:25. > :15:30.stage she is coming onto today as well. That should be gone, yes!
:15:31. > :15:34.Build them up and put them down. While bowled. Tried to be aggressive
:15:35. > :15:49.from the start, do not blame him for that, AB de Villiers. Prasanna picks
:15:50. > :15:54.up the wicket. Apologies, not ideal, AB! Looking busy in the first couple
:15:55. > :15:59.that he faced. Even the best in the world can get out early sometimes. A
:16:00. > :16:09.massive blow for South Africa. AB de Villiers gone for just four. 194-3.
:16:10. > :16:25.David Mellor, the new batsman, a left-hander. Underway with a
:16:26. > :16:29.boundary as well. Lovely timing. Out goes AB de Villiers and incomes
:16:30. > :16:43.David Mellor. Straight into his work, beautiful shot down the
:16:44. > :16:50.ground. 200 are for South Africa. -- 200 up for South Africa. Here is
:16:51. > :16:55.someone that does go after spin! He backs his own ability against spin.
:16:56. > :17:01.We saw it against England and over the last year or so. If it is up, it
:17:02. > :17:05.is off, with Miller. A cracking shot, drifting into his channel.
:17:06. > :17:18.Fast hands through the ball. He hits it, hard. They have all gone up and
:17:19. > :17:24.used their review. Hashim Amla normally walks, but not at 99. A
:17:25. > :17:33.brave man to walk on 99, when there is no noise. Missed it by a long
:17:34. > :17:54.way. A good appeal... Near the edge... Tucked away, on the
:17:55. > :18:06.leg side. Hashim Amla has just helped himself to ODI hundred number
:18:07. > :18:11.25. That is how good he is. Another 100 from the mighty Hash, an
:18:12. > :18:20.outstanding record. A strike rate of 89. In the air, third man should
:18:21. > :18:26.take this, and he does. You always feel unlucky as a batsman but it has
:18:27. > :18:34.been coming for a while. South Africa have been subdued, and Sri
:18:35. > :18:38.Lanka celebrate. Some angle and bounce across him. Squeezing down
:18:39. > :18:44.the leg side. A good catch taken at third man. Well judged. Miller has
:18:45. > :19:00.gone. Making 18. I think he has put that down pretty
:19:01. > :19:04.well, but he needs to get back here. I do not think they are going to
:19:05. > :19:09.save him, he is run out. Given on the field. South Africa continued to
:19:10. > :19:14.lose wickets. Hashim Amla needs to pick himself up and take himself off
:19:15. > :19:21.the field. He looked to be stuck as he turned for a second. Did not get
:19:22. > :19:26.in and out quick enough. The fielder does extremely well. Out far enough,
:19:27. > :19:35.umpire Aline Darr feels confident enough to get him out straightaway.
:19:36. > :19:46.The end of Hashim Amla. A good bit of fielding. Well played,
:19:47. > :19:55.103 from 115 deliveries. South Africa 232-5. Seven overs to
:19:56. > :20:02.go. That is nasty play, some width to
:20:03. > :20:09.start. Lakmal will be disappointed. The first boundary was for South
:20:10. > :20:19.Africa. A lovely shot from him, he can always score quickly. That is a
:20:20. > :20:30.nice shot from Morris, he has got himself going. Square, boundary to
:20:31. > :20:37.finish ten from the over. That is a good shot. The placement is superb
:20:38. > :20:48.as well. A change of pace. Beautiful cover drive, for Morris.
:20:49. > :20:54.Morris has been impressive since he came to the crease. A bit of change
:20:55. > :20:57.from Malinga, overpitched slightly, trying to hit more than a length
:20:58. > :21:01.rather than a genuine half volley that it has turned out to be.
:21:02. > :21:18.Maurice crashes it through the covers. -- Morris.
:21:19. > :21:31.Bringing up 254 South Africa. 24.4 overs. Nasty play, a little bit of
:21:32. > :21:35.width, using pace and guiding it down to third man. Finer than he was
:21:36. > :21:45.initially looking to do. Bringing around another valuable boundary for
:21:46. > :21:50.South Africa. He has played that effectively again. In the last over,
:21:51. > :22:00.opening the face to Malinga. Repeating that dose from Lakmal.
:22:01. > :22:05.Beautifully played. Brendon McCullum playing that shot, he went for the
:22:06. > :22:17.boundary option. Played superbly. 11 off the over.
:22:18. > :22:30.He has gone! What a wonderful throw. One stump to look at. Chris Morris
:22:31. > :22:33.gave up three quarters of the ways down the pitch. He hammers it into
:22:34. > :22:37.the ground and straight to the fielder. He thinks, I will risk...
:22:38. > :22:51.No chance that he will hit. But, he does. Bang! Morris, you could see
:22:52. > :22:56.that he gave up. South Africa 277-6. Just in this field which allows the
:22:57. > :23:07.boundary. He did not deserve that. A quality over, ending with the
:23:08. > :23:12.boundary. 281-6. A beautiful shot down the ground, a
:23:13. > :23:19.welcome boundary for JP Duminy. He did not try and shove it to the leg
:23:20. > :23:26.side, straight down into the ground. He gets that one away. The whole
:23:27. > :23:33.way. A half volley, targeted leg side. Superbly at deep mid-wicket. A
:23:34. > :23:39.huge finish, a big one. Allowing the South Africans to get to 299, an
:23:40. > :23:43.outstanding set, asking a lot of questions. Sub upper cut were
:23:44. > :23:49.brilliant. We will be enthralled in the next 50 overs of this match.
:23:50. > :23:52.STUDIO: Sri Lanka did a very good job holding this top-class batting
:23:53. > :23:57.line-up to under 300. South Africa got off to a slow start
:23:58. > :24:00.but as often happens, Hashim Amla warmed up reaching his 25th one day
:24:01. > :24:05.100. Du Plessis has Malinga to thank for
:24:06. > :24:09.dropping him on single figures. He made 75, and a bustling 38 from
:24:10. > :24:13.JP Duminy made the score respectable. Not a huge total, Sri
:24:14. > :24:16.Lanka will think that they have a chance.
:24:17. > :24:20.All of the Sri Lanka bowlers played their part in limiting South
:24:21. > :24:25.Africa's all-star line-up. Fantastic seam bowling, especially from
:24:26. > :24:31.Malinga and prior deep, who the South Africans pinned down early on.
:24:32. > :24:35.-- Pradeep. Donald will be pleased with his charges, let's hear from
:24:36. > :24:42.Malinga. Out of international cricket for 19 months, how good is
:24:43. > :24:49.it to be back? After the IPL, I hope that I can play 50 over cricket.
:24:50. > :24:54.Hopefully finish in the good way that we did. Ten overs for 57, how
:24:55. > :25:01.did you feel the ball came out your hand? We were knocked into previous
:25:02. > :25:08.touch but the team needs experienced players in the middle. The bowlers,
:25:09. > :25:14.we controlled them. We know what they are looking for, 300 odd runs.
:25:15. > :25:18.It looks like the other bowlers seem to bowl into the pitch, a lot of
:25:19. > :25:25.short pitched bowling, why? There is not much pace and bounce, but a bit
:25:26. > :25:29.too much pace, on that side, we want to hit back pretty hard.
:25:30. > :25:32.Is that why then your last couple of overs you bowled a lot of cutters
:25:33. > :25:37.and bowled into the surface? We realised that after 30 overs, 40
:25:38. > :25:47.overs, we minimise the boundaries. Next time, we are not at all fast
:25:48. > :25:50.bowlers. According to the appeal, we tried to bowl with variation. What
:25:51. > :25:54.happened with that catch, did you just not pick it up? Yes. Good
:25:55. > :25:57.answer! Good luck with your batting...
:25:58. > :26:04.Sri Lanka, the underdogs, need exactly 300 to beat the world number
:26:05. > :26:12.ones. Deliciously poised as the openers took to the field...
:26:13. > :26:34.COMMENTATOR: Not the best of starts. And the Sri Lankans are off the
:26:35. > :26:39.mark. S there is the use of the feet, and once again he backs away
:26:40. > :26:41.to the leg side to open up the off-side, and that is the first
:26:42. > :26:55.boundary for Sri Lanka. Kagiso Rabada puts it down. Sigh of
:26:56. > :27:01.relief from the Sri Lankan dressing room. He seems to be staying leg
:27:02. > :27:12.side of the ball, not getting behind it. It climbed on him, maybe too
:27:13. > :27:16.wide. An over the slip cordon. He was trying to hit it over extra
:27:17. > :27:23.cover, didn't get it anywhere near the middle, but that edge was
:27:24. > :27:25.effective. That is the slower delivery, up an over the off-side.
:27:26. > :27:46.Another boundary. Dickwella this time trying to hit it
:27:47. > :27:58.over the off-side, it goes over off-stump and flicks Rabada over
:27:59. > :28:01.backward square. Back across, deep in his crease, more time to execute
:28:02. > :28:07.the shot, and he goes through with it. Not second-guessing himself, and
:28:08. > :28:15.then a beautiful shot played against their best bowler. And it is down
:28:16. > :28:21.again, but this was a difficult one, it came back with speed and he only
:28:22. > :28:24.got half a hand on it, Kagiso Rabada. And this is the dropped
:28:25. > :28:49.catch. That is nicely played. Some has
:28:50. > :28:59.decided that he will take it on. He has played that beautifully. The
:29:00. > :29:14.field is set to see if there is any part that Parnell can deploy. And
:29:15. > :29:23.Dickwella continues to attack and takes Sri Lanka over 50. This is not
:29:24. > :29:26.an easy stroke to play when someone is bowling that quickly and that
:29:27. > :29:33.well, he is the number-1 bowler the world, just nonchalantly flicks it
:29:34. > :29:39.over the wicket for six. Very good from Dickwella.
:29:40. > :29:49.Another good one, this time off the front foot and more square. This is
:29:50. > :29:58.wonderful batting by Dickwella. Being a left-hander, you typically
:29:59. > :30:15.nick off a lot throughout your career. Timing absolutely superb.
:30:16. > :30:30.Full delivery, send it through the off-side. He has hit that hard. It
:30:31. > :30:37.didn't sound perfectly timed, but good enough, in the gap, away to the
:30:38. > :30:40.boundary, four more, back-to-back. I know the wicket has probably dried
:30:41. > :30:43.out a little from this morning, but what we saw from Sri Lanka was a
:30:44. > :30:59.hard back of the leg approach. Down to third man, should be taken.
:31:00. > :31:02.Wayne Parnell is underneath it, takes the catch, so the change in
:31:03. > :31:08.bowling brings about a change in fortune for South Africa. Dickwella,
:31:09. > :31:14.who has transferred a lot of pressure on to South Africa, is
:31:15. > :31:20.caught third man. Clear plans, executing well, the end of
:31:21. > :31:26.Dickwella. Comfortable, good fielder, Wayne Parnell. Tidy catch,
:31:27. > :31:44.just a couple of balls into the spell. Near Russian -- Niroshan
:31:45. > :32:01.Dickwella gone. Kasami and that will go all the way, more call
:32:02. > :32:10.went short, and Kusal Mendis was up to it. Good standing shot, on top of
:32:11. > :32:26.the on his toes. Just pulls it through mid-wicket. Good response
:32:27. > :32:35.for Mendis. Clip at this time, beautifully played, angling that leg
:32:36. > :32:52.stump, so a wicket that still nine from the over. Lovely again. My
:32:53. > :32:57.issue is we haven't seen the ball swing in this tournament yet. They
:32:58. > :33:04.have opened with a swing bowler, and he hasn't tried to swing it, so you
:33:05. > :33:14.are better off opening with a Morne Morkel who is a genuine bounce
:33:15. > :33:22.bowler. If he has tried to swing it, it is too short. Another one through
:33:23. > :33:25.the gap from Tharanga, and this is proving very costly, ten from the
:33:26. > :33:42.over. That is! AB de Villiers says, I will
:33:43. > :33:52.do it, plucks one out of the air! And the option has worked. Just
:33:53. > :33:59.pushed at it, didn't wait for the ball. Good athlete, AB de Villiers.
:34:00. > :34:04.I'm sure he surprised himself, did he? He probably just got that look
:34:05. > :34:16.on his face. In the end it has paid dividends. Furious with himself,
:34:17. > :34:29.Kusal Mendis, 11th from ten. And here is Chandimal, an experienced
:34:30. > :34:35.batsman. Around the corner, just a couple for Rabada, hauling it in
:34:36. > :34:50.quite comfortably. 100 up for Sri Lanka. S it goes through for a
:34:51. > :34:53.single. De Villiers thinks he has got him there, he has already
:34:54. > :35:00.produced a brilliant catch, he might just have produced a magnificent run
:35:01. > :35:10.out as well. He is smiling and celebrating.
:35:11. > :35:23.UMPIRE: Yes, thank you. The decision is out.
:35:24. > :35:28.CHEERING Well, that is remarkable. AB de
:35:29. > :35:34.Villiers might not have contributed much with the bat, but you can't
:35:35. > :35:37.keep him out of the game. He has taken an outstanding catch, and now
:35:38. > :35:49.a remarkable run out. Chandimal can't believe what he has done, he
:35:50. > :35:58.has gone for 12. And that is given! Well called, Brendon McCullum. He is
:35:59. > :36:02.often. Good Captain C, the slip came in, everyone was looking for the
:36:03. > :36:12.turning leg break, came out of the bat, did he pick it? He might have
:36:13. > :36:18.done. He tried to go with the spin. He is celebrating, two wickets in
:36:19. > :36:22.the over, a brilliant bit of fielding, an outstanding bit of
:36:23. > :36:37.bowling, and Sri Lanka suddenly in a spot of bother. A first ball duck.
:36:38. > :36:45.Kusal Perera comes in, he might not have had his pads on a couple of
:36:46. > :36:54.minutes ago! That is a great shot walking across the stumps. Taking
:36:55. > :37:01.advantage of the lengthy balls. That is short, pulled, very well. If he
:37:02. > :37:07.makes an error, you must pounce on it. Minimal risk, great body
:37:08. > :37:14.position, hitting into a vacant area, so not really any risk at all.
:37:15. > :37:26.Meanwhile, the bolder weights. A chance? Should be gone, it is gone.
:37:27. > :37:28.It finds Imran Tahir, there he is. It is one of his favourite shots to
:37:29. > :37:42.call, the shortage. It just turned enough to grab the
:37:43. > :37:49.outside third of the bat, didn't go to the extra cover region, just went
:37:50. > :37:56.a little square, Miller takes it, 57 for Tharanga.
:37:57. > :38:11.And another one, Imran Tahir strikes again, and Williams has continued to
:38:12. > :38:22.attack, and it has worked a wonder. Disappointing end for Gunaratne, but
:38:23. > :38:23.again, they reward for South Africa taking a huge advantage in this
:38:24. > :38:43.game. Gunaratne goes for four. And that is a good shot from Kusal
:38:44. > :38:53.Perera as he tries his best on the field.
:38:54. > :39:01.That is airborne, and it has gone the whole way. The contact was
:39:02. > :39:08.really good from Prasanna. (ALL) HOWZAT!
:39:09. > :39:13.It is given! The batsman looks like he wants to review it. He is,
:39:14. > :39:18.straightaway. At first glance, I think height might be the only
:39:19. > :39:22.issue, it looked good to me. Certainly South Africa and Morris in
:39:23. > :39:29.particular were very, very confident.
:39:30. > :39:37.UMPIRE: It is a fair delivery. Move on to front on, please.
:39:38. > :39:47.Looks like he has clearly missed that. Can I just check with Hot Spot
:39:48. > :39:58.leg side, please? Nothing there, confirm it with UltraEdge.
:39:59. > :40:11.Yes, clearly missed that ball, we can go to ball tracking when ready.
:40:12. > :40:17.Impact is in-line, the wicket is hitting.
:40:18. > :40:28.Stick to your original decision of out. Yes, he gave one not out
:40:29. > :40:37.earlier, that one had three reds, and South Africa had their seventh,
:40:38. > :40:49.and Morris his second wicket. And Prasanna has gone for an unlucky 13,
:40:50. > :40:57.unlucky for him. Should be a run out if he hits. Does hit! That is
:40:58. > :41:10.incredibly close. Tell me it is not Imran Tahir, seriously! A B de
:41:11. > :41:14.Villiers has given it. Not the strongest arm in the South African
:41:15. > :41:18.team, but it is accurate. And he has gone. Another point of South
:41:19. > :41:52.Africa's excellent fielding today. That dragged on, bowled him. Malinga
:41:53. > :41:57.has gone, Rabada, his mood has cheered up by getting his first
:41:58. > :42:02.wicket. Malinga not getting into line, giving himself a little bit of
:42:03. > :42:03.room, maybe because of the pace. A slight bit of tailback in, chopped
:42:04. > :42:33.on. And the bails fly. Malinga gone for one. Nicely struck
:42:34. > :42:34.down the ground, going for the yorker, didn't get it right, brings
:42:35. > :42:51.up the 200 for Sri Lanka. This should be the fourth wicket,
:42:52. > :42:57.and JP Duminy settles and takes it comfortably. He gets a hug from his
:42:58. > :43:02.captain, and so he should, it is due to his efforts that South Africa win
:43:03. > :43:09.this game comfortably. The final result is South Africa win by 96
:43:10. > :43:17.runs, and they have points on the board in the group B encounter.
:43:18. > :43:21.STUDIO: The Captain's half-century, but they didn't have enough against
:43:22. > :43:26.a tight bowling attack, and some fantastic fielding from South
:43:27. > :43:30.Africa. Parreira eventually ran out of partners, five batsmen failing to
:43:31. > :43:33.get beyond single figures. Before the match the talk was all wrapped
:43:34. > :43:40.the South African batsmen, but they won in the field. Some fantastic
:43:41. > :43:46.figures from the pace attack, but it was the spinning figures, Imran
:43:47. > :43:50.Tahir's four from 27 that turned it from potentially being a close
:43:51. > :43:53.finish to a convincing win. Expertly captured by de Villiers, they bowled
:43:54. > :43:59.and fielded within intensity that proved too much for the Sri Lankan
:44:00. > :44:06.line-up. So there we have it, and easy victory in the end for South
:44:07. > :44:11.Africa. 96 runs behind the seemingly small total posted by South Africa.
:44:12. > :44:14.A perfect start for them as they head into the rest of the
:44:15. > :44:19.tournament, and a breaded effort with the ball and in the field by
:44:20. > :44:22.Imran Tahir. Imran, many congratulations, you
:44:23. > :44:28.seem to be enjoying your cricket at the moment. Definitely. Especially
:44:29. > :44:32.every time I put this jersey on, and playing for this team. I have been
:44:33. > :44:40.working really hard, really enjoying, I hope that it carries on
:44:41. > :44:43.in the competition. Skipper, held you back into the 18th over, was
:44:44. > :44:50.that the right way to go? He knew the situation better, and I am
:44:51. > :44:55.always ready to ball. I think the guys tried hard up front, but I
:44:56. > :44:58.think they batted really well, so credit to them, but we stuck to our
:44:59. > :45:03.plans, and we came back strongly, so that is a very good sign. What was
:45:04. > :45:07.the key to bowling leg spin on that pitch? I wasn't expecting watching
:45:08. > :45:13.the game the other day, England/ Bangladesh, I wasn't expecting any
:45:14. > :45:19.spin but there was a little bit. So I was pleased with the way it came
:45:20. > :45:24.out today, and a great start for our team. The body seems fine as well,
:45:25. > :45:27.we timed one of your celebrations at 24 kilometres per hour you ran off
:45:28. > :45:34.into the distance. How are the strings? I don't practice for that,
:45:35. > :45:38.but if that is the speed, I think I am doing well. Imran Tahir was quite
:45:39. > :45:44.brilliant for you, how do you work out when to bring him into the
:45:45. > :45:52.attack? It is a difficult one. You have to read the situation and the
:45:53. > :45:56.conditions. I felt it was important today to bring his attack on as late
:45:57. > :46:03.as possible, it is to stuff feeling, there is no set plan, we have a
:46:04. > :46:07.little chat about when the best time is, a little breeze and a good
:46:08. > :46:11.feeling, that is what it comes down to. It helps that he is one of the
:46:12. > :46:15.top bowlers in the world, I can bowl him at any time. The fielding wasn't
:46:16. > :46:19.great at the start of the series, do you feel it is getting better? A lot
:46:20. > :46:24.of emphasis on the fielding in the last few weeks. We have drawn in a
:46:25. > :46:33.lot of skills with our fielding team. What I enjoyed the most is
:46:34. > :46:36.that we were really present today with every ball, that is what being
:46:37. > :46:41.a championship team is about and what we require for the rest of the
:46:42. > :46:53.tournament. What is the next game? Playing against India. We will come
:46:54. > :46:57.back strongly, especially batting. We played some new shots. And what
:46:58. > :47:02.is your next game? Hack is done at Edgbaston. We saw in the previous
:47:03. > :47:06.game against Australia they are playing pretty well, but we will go
:47:07. > :47:10.there and assess and have a look at what kind of plans will work against
:47:11. > :47:15.the opposition. We have a question from the viewers, you are the
:47:16. > :47:19.winning captain, this is from Neil. Having such a balanced side, what is
:47:20. > :47:25.the biggest challenge you face as captain? There are lots of
:47:26. > :47:29.challenges as a captain. I like to score the runs and lead by example.
:47:30. > :47:34.We do have a fantastic balance to the squad. It makes team selection
:47:35. > :47:37.pretty difficult, so I will say team selection is the biggest challenge
:47:38. > :47:40.for the tournament getting it right for every game. Good to both of you,
:47:41. > :47:45.enjoy theirs next games. STUDIO: So this is how Group B looks
:47:46. > :47:51.after the first match, with South Africa the top of the table. India
:47:52. > :47:57.face Pakistan tomorrow in Birmingham, and Sri Lanka face India
:47:58. > :48:05.here in five days' time, and Sav Africa face Pakistan at Edgbaston
:48:06. > :48:07.next Wednesday. The number one team in the world have showed us just why
:48:08. > :48:32.today. Goodbye. England's next play an Tuesday the
:48:33. > :48:37.6th of June in New Zealand. But we are at Edgbaston tomorrow night for
:48:38. > :48:42.India against Pakistan, BBC Two at 11:30pm. And remember you can follow
:48:43. > :48:47.every delivery via Test match special commentary on BBC Radio 4
:48:48. > :48:51.I've live as well as watch the best of the action with highlights on the
:48:52. > :48:54.BBC Sport website.